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This is Mika. (Pronounced MEE-ka) She is a 4-5 year old Labrador who just happened to wander down the right street at just the right time.

Yesterday, as we were finished with our shoot for Labsandfriends.org, I was in my car, just pulling away from the curb, when I saw this sweet face. I put the car in park and jumped out. Off to my left and right were Julie and Ania (rescuer's supreme) with leashes in hand and their best and calmest energy. I followed their lead and after just a few minutes, we had her on a leash. She put up no struggle. We walked up and down the neighboring street asking people if they knew her or had seen her around but no one knew anything.

Julie let Mika lead the way but it seemed, to me, that she was happy hanging out with us girls. (We are pretty awesome afterall…)

In the end we decided that because of Mika's very long claws and obviously bad diet, she had probably been, either on the street for a while, or unloved. In this neighborhood, people are known to just dump animals. I cannot imagine, not even in my wildest nightmares, EVER dumping an animal in the middle of nowhere. I'm pretty sure there is a special place in Hell for those people.

Anyway, for now, Mika is in VERY safe hands. She'll get a good grooming, better food and one day very, very soon, she will find a home with a family that loves and respects her unconditionally.